Opportunity Areas in the Tampa Bay Watershed

Author

Affiliation

Dr. Marcus Beck, mbeck@tbep.org

Tampa Bay Estuary Program

The map shows opportunity areas in the Tampa Bay Watershed. This information is provided to support habitat restoration and protection projects pursued by area partners in the Tampa Bay watershed. Additional information about the methods used to define these areas can be found in the Habitat Master Plan and Beck et al. 2023. The following definitions apply:

Opportunity Area	Description
Existing conservation native	Native habitats currently within existing conservation lands
Existing conservation restorable	Restorable areas currently within existing conservation lands
Proposed conservation native	Native habitats within proposed conservation lands
Proposed conservation restorable	Restorable areas within proposed conservation lands
Reservation native	Native habitats within the coastal stratum
Reservation restorable	Restorable areas within the coastal stratum

Note: polygons have been simplified for web display. Contact author for high-resolution data.